DISCOVER MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur         Malaysias capital and economic powerhouse, is a gleaming sky-scraping dynamo of a city whose imposing modern architecture and showcase shopping malls face firmly towards the future. Yet here also are infinite insights into the countrys rich culture and traditions, with the citys mosques, minarets, street markets and host of other oriental echoes, its tropical parks, gardens and jungle backcloth all adding up to a capital stopover in every sense.           Kuala Lumpur Skyline at night     THINGS TO SEE The Moghl-style Masjid Jamek mosque • Masjid Negra National Mosque • The Sultan Abdul Samad building • Royal Selangkor Club • The Petronas Twin Towers • Central Market • China Town • The national museum • The Lake Gardens • The KL Tower • The shopping complexes of the 'Golden Triangle'. THINGS TO BUY Batiks • Songket 'cloth of gold' • Designer clothes • Pewter/Silverware • Jewellery and pottery • Handicrafts. THINGS TO EAT Theres every kind of international and authentic Malay, Chinese, Indian and local Nyonya cuisines and flavous in the citys array of restaurants. WHERE TO STAY Among the hotels we recomend are: The Istana • The Shangri-La • The Ritz-Carlton • The Mandarin Oriental • The J W Marriot • Carcosa Seri Negara       Stairs leading to Batu Caves           Central Market   Sri Mahamariamman Temple     Petaling Street Night Market   Sultan Abdul Samad building   Atrium of Suria KLCC Shopping Mall